Virtually had to rebuild this rubbish:
Engine gearbox.
Steering rack x2.
Electical faults in the central locking.
3x indicator/light stems fitted.
Seat welds broken, had to have these rewelded back on.
Constant problems with the automatic choke.
New wheel bearings.
New wishbones, half shafts, the list is endless, I will never buy another Escort!
A complete piece of British junk.
I also have a mate who has just spent 9000 on the GT version and is having many of the same problems.
After having two Mk5 Escorts, I think I know a lot about them. I have to defend them. They are not trash. Firstly, I have to agree that the electrics are dodgy, especially the old barrel-lock central locking. After having two, I only ever came across two faults. One was the central locking that worked on it's own and a horn that decided to stick on. I completed 40,000 miles in the H reg one and a further 45,000 in the later 1992 K reg one. That is 95,000 miles of near trouble free motoring and both were only 1.4's as well. I found the performance perfectly acceptable and would cruise nicely all day (though under some pressure up hills). How has this person treated his Escort? I found Escorts of this time good, underestimated cars and I certainly would encourage my son to have one as a first car.
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